November 10, 2012
UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention pronounced detention of Vietnamese pro-democracy activists a violation of international law
PARIS, 8 November 2012 (VIETNAM COMMITTEE) – The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention informed the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights by fax today that it considers the detention of four pro-democracy activists, Le Cong Dinh, Tran Huynh Duy Thuc, Nguyen Tien Trung and Le Thang Long to be a violation of international law. The UN Working Group calls on Vietnam to […]
November 23, 2012
Abusing laws to jail a blogger in Vietnam
by Defend the Defenders • Le Cong Dinh, Le Tran Luat, Nguyen Tien Nam (Binh Nhi), Nguyen Van Hai (Dieu Cay), Phan Thanh Hai (AnhBaSaigon), Ta Phong Tan
IMPUNITY CASE PROFILE The morning of 24 September 24 must have been an unforgettable for Binh Nhi, a 29-year-old who had just secretly traveled thousands of kilometres by train from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City. Binh Nhi was caught by the police and was heavily beaten in custody. The wrong he committed was that […]